Originally Posted by
Justdoinmyjob
That is the worse thing that can happen to the airline industry. See reason below.
I don't disagree, but the point is that there isn't much we can do to stop it. Instead of burying their heads in the sand and wishing the 60s back, ALPA isn't doing much. They need to be adapting to the times.
Originally Posted by
Justdoinmyjob
Because special and different rules already apply to us. How many other employees in other industries are required to be randomly drug tested. Have to repeatedly requalify to do their jobs. Are constantly recorded sitting at their desk and where anything they say can be used against them. While there are other jobs out there, if the vast majority of employees in this country were held to this standard, they would rebel.
Really?
How about truck drivers? Are they all union?
Bus drivers? Nope.
Airplane mechanics? Nope.
Delta's flight attendants? Nope.
Tell me again what makes pilots so special? And you accused ME of having a chip on my shoulder on another thread?
Originally Posted by
Justdoinmyjob
For safety. If airlines were allowed to only promote pilots who "toed the company line," were willing to fly broken airplanes and in subpar weather, the safety record would be different. If you ever read "Flying the Line," you've either forgotten what the early days were like, or didn't really understand whay was going on.
And how many non union airliners are falling out of the sky worldwide? YGBKM!
I have read both volumes of Flying the Line. This is not that era anymore! Put down the Kool Aid and realize that times have changed, and we need to adapt to the new reality, not continue to stand firm in the face of a tidal wave coming. Open skies changed EVERYTHING and Virgin America is the tip of the spear. If the US pilot groups don't change now and get together with management to fight it, we will be extinct in 20 years. The US airline industry will be like what the shipping industry is.